How to Select a Light Bulb Replacement - LED Light University by EagleLight

EagleLight's LED University: LED Replacements Explained

Ideas for retrofitting with LED light bulbs

If you are in the process of retrofitting your existing lighting with energy efficient LED light bulbs this lesson will walk you through the process. As the technology for LEDs is advancing some bulbs have greater benefits that others. Here is how EagleLight recommends proceeding with a retrofit:

Identify what lamps you currently are using

Determine what lamps have best return on investment

Select best replacement bulbs for each application

Change out to new LED light bulbs

Identify existing inventory of lamps

Collect the type, quantity and hours of operation for your existing light bulbs. If you like you can open a pdf work sheet sheet to help with this inventory here.
If you are not certain of types of lamps you have you can use EagleLight's LED University to identify the types of lamps you are currently using here. You can also use the chart below to find replacement lamps that may work depending on the specific application.

Determine what lamps have best return on investment

There are a few considerations to determine what lamps will save you the most energy costs and have the largest impact on energy efficiency.

Lights that are on more hours a day have greater savings in electrical cost

Lights that are harder to get to will save you time replacing them when they burn out

Lights that are of a certain type get greater savings. Typically you will see the greatest returns from these common types of bulbs: